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: very dry
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Examples of bone-dry in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Two wildfires that sparked Tuesday in Northern California have prompted mandatory evacuations amid bone-dry vegetation heated up by extremely high temperatures and gusty winds. Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 3 July 2024 The famously bone-dry salt flats at the bottom of Death Valley National Park in California aren't the first spot where most experienced kayakers would expect to paddle out. Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 25 June 2024 Srishti Gupta 2 months ago 0 Science Secret biosphere found 13 feet below world’s driest hot desert The researchers found a resilient group of bacteria thriving in the extreme depths of bone-dry Yungay Valley. Interesting Engineering, 23 June 2024 California’s summer is off to a fiery start after an explosion of wildfire activity across the state this week, forcing evacuations and scorching several homes, businesses and bone-dry hillsides. Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for bone-dry 

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Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of bone-dry was in the 15th century

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“Bone-dry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bone-dry. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.

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